Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites Security & Risk Analysis

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0 active installs v1.0.9 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Sep 4, 2020
chat-for-websitechaterczaterlive-chat
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "czater-pl" v1.0.9 plugin exhibits a strong security posture in several key areas. The absence of any known CVEs and a lack of critical or high-severity vulnerabilities in its history are positive indicators. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals a commendable lack of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, and external HTTP requests. The total entry points are also zero, suggesting the plugin does not expose direct administrative or user-facing interfaces that could be easily attacked.

However, the static analysis does raise some concerns. The low percentage of properly escaped output (13%) is a significant weakness. This means that a substantial amount of data rendered by the plugin could be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. While the taint analysis shows no critical or high-severity flows, the presence of "flows with unsanitized paths" is a red flag. The complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks, coupled with zero AJAX handlers and REST API routes that require authentication, further amplifies the XSS risk. This suggests that any user, regardless of their logged-in status or role, could potentially inject malicious scripts that are then rendered unescaped.

In conclusion, while "czater-pl" v1.0.9 has a clean vulnerability history and avoids several common pitfalls, its significant output escaping deficiencies and lack of authentication checks on potential data flows present a considerable XSS risk. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and lack of dangerous functions, but these are overshadowed by the potential for client-side compromise.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping percentage
  • Flows with unsanitized paths
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
14
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

13% escaped16 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
chater_settings_page (chater.php:111)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionwp_headchater.php:183
actionadmin_initchater.php:185
actionadmin_menuchater.php:186
Maintenance & Trust

Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedSep 4, 2020
PHP min version
Downloads995

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites Developer Profile

livechatczater

1 plugin · 0 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
https://www.czater.pl/assets/modules/chat/js/chat.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-czaterid
JS Globals
window.$czatervar $czater
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Chater.biz – live chat and call back for websites